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The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of…
The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of all believers by John Bunyan ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1688
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, Consider also before whom Jesus Christ doth plead as an Advocate, and that is before or in the Presence and Observation of all the heavenly Host. For while Christ pleadeth with God for his People all the Host of Heaven stands by, on the right Hand and on the Left, Mat. 10.32. And tho as yet there may seem to be but little in this Consideration, yet Christ would have us know, and account it an Infinite Kindness of his to us, that he will confess, and not be ashamed of us before the Angels of his Father, Mark 8.38. Angels are holy and glorious Creatures; and in some Respect may have a greater Knowledge of the Nature and baseness of Sin than we, while here, are capable of, and so may be ⟨p. 181⟩made to stand and wonder while the Advocate pleads with God for a People from Head to Foot clothed therewith. But Christ will not be ashamed to stand up for us before them, though they know how bad we are, and what vile things we have done. Let this therefore make us wonder.
Secondly, Consider also before whom Jesus Christ doth plead as an Advocate, and that is before or in the Presence and Observation of all the heavenly Host. For while Christ pleadeth with God for his People all the Host of Heaven stands by, on the right Hand and on the Left, Mat. 10.32. And tho as yet there may seem to be but little in this Consideration, yet Christ would have us know, and account it an Infinite Kindness of his to us, that he will confess, and not be ashamed of us before the Angels of his Father, Mark 8.38. Angels are holy and glorious Creatures; and in some Respect may have a greater Knowledge of the Nature and baseness of Sin than we, while here, are capable of, and so may be ⟨p. 181⟩made to stand and wonder while the Advocate pleads with God for a People from Head to Foot cloathed therewith. But Christ will not be ashamed to stand up for us before them, though they know how bad we are, and what vile things we have done. Let this therefore make us wonder.